Blogs We Like: Thingamababy

Blogs we like:
Thingamababy–A Dad’s look at baby and toddler stuff from birth to kindergarten

Thingamybaby is the creation of daddy blogger AJ who writes observations about fatherhood and life with ‘Little Miss’ his 28 month old daughter, along with product reviews about things he or Little Miss likes. AJ is writer by vocation and it shows–his posts are always interesting and usually very funny. We also like his product reviews because they are always tempered

Clever Parents: Tell us about yourself:

I’m a small town publicist working with independent businesses and artists. I produce news releases, brochures, posters, and whatnot. Right now I’m co-chairing a candidate’s run for city council. My wife and I work part-time and do tag-team parenting. She is a labor and delivery nurse.

CP: Biggest surprise about fatherhood:

My biggest surprise about fatherhood is the love. It’s infused with pride and worry and excitement beyond anything you might feel for a spouse or family member or friend. I took a photo of my daughter’s first potty poop. Try explaining that to a non-parent. If fatherhood is a roller coaster ride, you just can’t understand it watching from the ground.

CP: Favorite books to read to your daughter:

My favorite book at the moment is Ten Little Monkeys. The pages are highly repetitious, so much that we can recite the book anywhere from memory. I improvise, bouncing my daughter on my knee, counting the number of monkeys on each page who haven’t yet fallen off the bed. When we get to the latest monkey to fall, I tumble her sideways and let her recite the doctor’s caution, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

My daughter’s favorite book is the Dinosaur Bob series. Two of the books have the words to a song on the back page, The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob. She loves hearing Mom and Dad sing it, and has begun reciting the words with us.

I like stories with distinct characters that I can give different voices to, artwork with interesting details I can quiz my daughter about, and stories that have room for improvising away from a strict reading of the words.
CP: What other blogs do you like?

I read Daddy Types for product news and Parent Hacks for tips. Dad Talk has my attention lately because it’s a mixture of personal blogging and commentary about societal issues. I have a big blogroll though and try to cover a lot of territory once a week.